Train Alerts

Overview

Train alerts can be sent out through the Push Port by the NRCC or a TOC. A train alert can be attached to one or more services or to a station that the service calls at.

Detail

The following table shows the data items in a train alert.

Data item	Description
Alert ID	Unique identifier for the alert
Services	List of services attached to this alert
SendAlertBySMS	If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by SMS
SendAlertByEmail	If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by Email
SendAlertByTwitter	If this is set to True, then this alert can be sent by Twitter
Source	The alert sender, either the TOC code or the string "NRCC"
AlertText	The text of the alert
Audience	The target audience of the alert, one of Customer, Staff, or Operations
AlertType	This can be either Normal or Forced. Forced alerts are sent by clients immediately, while Normal alerts are sent within a time window
CopiedFromAlertID	This is an optional item, and is the original Alert ID from which this alert has been copied
CopiedFromSource	This is an optional item, and is the original source (TOC code or "NRCC") from which this alert has been copied

Examples (v16)

<trainAlert>
  <ns8:AlertID>4079</ns8:AlertID>
  <ns8:AlertServices>
    <ns8:AlertService RID="202301167141954" UID="G41954" SSD="2023-01-16">
      <ns8:Location>VIC</ns8:Location>
      <ns8:Location>XVJ</ns8:Location>
      ...
      <ns8:Location>XUK</ns8:Location>
      <ns8:Location>DVP</ns8:Location>
    </ns8:AlertService>
  </ns8:AlertServices>
  <ns8:SendAlertBySMS>false</ns8:SendAlertBySMS>
  <ns8:SendAlertByEmail>false</ns8:SendAlertByEmail>
  <ns8:SendAlertByTwitter>false</ns8:SendAlertByTwitter>
  <ns8:Source>SE</ns8:Source>
  <ns8:AlertText>
This train is formed of 4 instead of 8 coaches today</ns8:AlertText>
  <ns8:Audience>Customer</ns8:Audience>
  <ns8:AlertType>Normal</ns8:AlertType>
</trainAlert>